Long Term Care

The government's eligibility for long-term care (LTC) is set too high and will exclude many elderly people who need support; charities have warned.

Bupa UK has emphasised the importance of patient centred care and the need to develop services meeting the needs of older people.

Centenarians are increasingly outliving causes of death from chronic diseases, according to new research.

A five-year commitment to transform health and long-term care (LTC) funding is urgently needed to avoid the care system ‘spiraling towards a deeper crisis', council leaders have warned.

The Society of Later Life Advisers (SOLLA) has announced it is in target to accelerate adviser membership numbers and expand its organisation

Symponia has launched a digital advice site, Club Symponia, to help people navigate the long-term care (LTC) market.

Parliament has approved the Care Act 2014, ushering in significant reforms to adult social work.

Businesses should, as far as is reasonable, make adjustments to support employees who are caring for disabled family members, the Equality and Humans Rights Commission (EHRC) will tell the Court of Appeal today.

The number of elderly people needing care will ‘outstrip' the number of adult children being able to provide informal care by 2017 and will put further pressure on funding, an Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR) has warned.

British health and care provision must change to take account of a rapidly ageing population The King's Fund has cautioned.